Category : Switzerland

Postfinance Partners With Sygnum Bank to Offer Cryptocurrencies

PostFinance partners with Sygnum, the world’s first digital asset bank, to offer its customers a range of regulated digital asset banking services via Sygnum’s B2B banking platform. PostFinance’s partnership with Sygnum Bank enables the launch and o...

Bitpanda and Mambu Partner to Offer Simplified Investment Options

Austria-based Bitpanda Technology Solutions has partnered with SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) cloud banking platform Mambu to provide financial institutions with a secure way to offer investment options to customers. With Bitpanda’s domain expertise an...

Securing Wealth in Changing Times

Fifteen years after the financial crisis, banks are again experiencing a crisis of confidence that has caused stock prices to fluctuate wildly and destroyed Credit Suisse. But that is not the only problem – sovereign debt continues to rise and inflat...

VP Bank Partners with Metaco on Digital Asset Custody

Metaco, a Switzerland-based provider of digital asset technology infrastructure to regulated financial institutions, has partnered with VP Bank in Liechtenstein. The collaboration leverages Metaco’s flagship platform, Harmonize, to allow VP Bank the...

UBS Completes Cross-Border Intraday Trade On Broadridge’s Blockchain-Powered Platform

Global financial technology company Broadridge Financial Solutions announced that UBS and a global Asian bank have successfully executed a cross-border intraday repo transaction on its blockchain-enabled platform. This intraday trade marks the launch...

Bloomberg Unveils Finance-Focused Generative AI Model

Media conglomerate, finance information company and business software developer Bloomberg is building a generative artificial intelligence (AI) model for the finance industry, following on the heels of technology companies including Microsoft, Google...

Crypto Exchange Kraken Becomes Official Sponsor of Williams Racing F1 Team

Williams Racing, a British Formula One team and constructor, announced that global crypto exchange Kraken has inked a deal to become its first official crypto and Web3.0 partner. The Kraken branding will adorn the FW45 halo and rear wing for the rema...

Finfluencers Come Under Regulatory Scrutiny

Financial influencers, also referred to as finfluencers, are a booming phenomenon on social media platforms and a growing concern for financial regulators. Around the world, governments are mulling on ways to create a regulatory framework for online...

With SIC5 Around the Corner, Experts Weigh in on Possible Impact of Instant Payments in Switzerland

Instant payments are scheduled for rollout in Switzerland in the summer 2024, opening up new opportunities in payment transactions, digital commerce and customer experiences. But the new standard will also put pressure on banks’ lucrative card busine...

Apple Rolls Out Its Pay Later Offering for Selected Users

Apple has rolled out its Buy Now, Pay Later offering in the U.S., allowing users to split purchases into four payments, spread over six weeks with no interest and no fees. Users can apply for Apple Pay Later loans of US$50 to US$1,000, which can be u...

Tenity Ropes in SIX, UBS, Julius Baer, Generali for First Close of Its Fintech Fund

Tenity, a Swiss fintech accelerator formerly known as F10, announced the first closing of its Tenity Incubation Fund I with investments from SIX Group, UBS’ strategic venture and innovation unit UBS Next, Julius Baer, and Generali’s House of Insurtec...

Fintech Founders, Execs Dominate Forbes 2023 Under 30 Europe Finance List

Forbes has released its annual Under 30 Europe list, recognizing the continent’s top 300 brightest founders, entrepreneurs and executives who are building bold companies that are out to combat climate change, fight fraud and reinvent the banking indu...

CV Labs Selects 9 Startups for the Fifth Batch of Its Blockchain Accelerator

CV Labs, the international ecosystem builder of blockchain venture capital firm CV VC, announced the fifth batch of its global blockchain business accelerator. Nine startups were selected from over sixty countries for the Batch_05 based on the impact...

Revolutionising Swiss Banking: Why Instant Payments are the Future

The demand for instant payment (IP) services around the world has soared in recent years, primarily driven by shifting customer expectations for fast, convenient, and seamless fund transfers. In response to this demand, the Swiss Interbank Clearing (...

Swiss Bankers Association Makes Case for Digital Swiss Franc

In Switzerland, the introduction of a digital Swiss franc could further boost the local digital asset industry, foster innovation in the domestic market and support the Swiss franc as a means of payment, the Swiss Bankers Association (SBA), the count...